The Role of Healthcare Professionals’ Passion in Predicting Secondary Traumatic Stress and Posttraumatic Growth in the Face of COVID-19: A Longitudinal Approach

Jennifer E. Moreno-Jiménez, Luis Manuel Blanco-Donoso, Evangelia Demerouti, Sylvia Belda Hofheinz, Mario Chico-Fernández, Bernardo Moreno-Jiménez and Eva Garrosa
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Jennifer E. Moreno-Jiménez: Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Luis Manuel Blanco-Donoso: Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Evangelia Demerouti: Human Performance Management Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Sylvia Belda Hofheinz: Intensive Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre de Madrid, 28041 Madrid, Spain
Mario Chico-Fernández: Intensive Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre de Madrid, 28041 Madrid, Spain
Bernardo Moreno-Jiménez: Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Eva Garrosa: Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-16

Abstract: COVID-19 has increased the likelihood of healthcare professionals suffering from Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS). However, the difficulty of this crisis may lead these professionals to display personal resources, such as harmonious passion, that could be involved in posttraumatic growth. The goal of this study is to examine the STS and posttraumatic growth among healthcare professionals and the demands and resources related to COVID-19. A longitudinal study was carried out in April 2020 (T1) and December 2020 (T2). The participants were 172 health professionals from different health institutions and they reported their workload, fear of contagion, lack of staff and personal protection equipment (PPE), harmonious passion, STS and posttraumatic growth. The results revealed that workload and fear of contagion in T2 were positive predictors for STS, whereas harmonious passion was a negative predictor. Fear of contagion of both times seemed to positively predict posttraumatic growth, as well as harmonious passion. One moderation effect was found concerning the lack of staff/PPE, as posttraumatic growth was higher when the workload was high, especially in those with a high lack of staff/PPE. All in all, these findings pointed out the need for preventative measures to protect these professionals from long-term negative consequences.

Keywords: COVID-19; healthcare professionals; passion for work; secondary traumatic stress; posttraumatic growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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